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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2013
Applicant:
Gs Yuasa International Ltd., Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, JP;
Inventors:
Daisuke Okuda, Kyoto, JP;
Manabu Kanemoto, Kyoto, JP;
Tadashi Kakeya, Kyoto, JP;
Mitsuhiro Kodama, Kyoto, JP;
Assignee:
GS Yuasa International Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/38 (2006.01); H01M 10/26 (2006.01); C22C 19/00 (2006.01); H01M 10/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/383 (2013.01); C22C 19/00 (2013.01); H01M 4/385 (2013.01); H01M 10/345 (2013.01); H01M 2300/0014 (2013.01); Y02E 60/124 (2013.01);
Abstract
A nickel-metal hydride storage battery includes a negative electrode containing a hydrogen storage alloy and an electrolyte solution. The hydrogen storage alloy has a CaCu5-type crystal structure and contains at least a Ni element and a rare earth element. The rare earth element is partly substituted with an Y element, and the electrolyte solution contains NaOH in an amount of 2.0 M or more.